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Preview URLs from Vercel or Netlify appear in Google's index, often outranking your canonical domain — usually a missing noindex header or robots block on preview hosts.
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Articles tagged with #Vercel
Monorepo Deploy Only Ships One App Out of Several
Your monorepo has three deployable apps but Vercel only deploys one — usually a root directory misconfig, ignored build command, or Turbo filter that swallows the others.
Next.js ISR Revalidation Stuck Serving Stale Pages
An ISR page keeps serving cached HTML for hours past its revalidate window — almost always a CDN cache shadowing, build-output drift, or on-demand path mismatch.
Vercel Build Exceeds 45-Minute Limit and Cancels
Your Vercel build runs for 45 minutes and gets killed with 'Build exceeded maximum duration' — usually a cold cache, unbounded page generation, or a hung post-build step.
Vercel Edge Functions for Content Sites: When They Help
Edge Functions sound great on the slide deck, but most content sites do not need them. Here is when Edge actually wins, when Node serverless is better, and when static is the right answer.
Vercel ISR vs SSG for Content Sites: Which Wins
ISR sounds modern, SSG sounds old, but for a content site the choice is concrete. Here is the actual trade-off in build time, freshness, cost, and rollback.
Vercel Monorepo Content Site Deploy: Turbo + Multiple Apps
Deploying a content site from a Turborepo monorepo on Vercel is mostly settings, not magic. Here is the exact root config, ignored builds, and shared package wiring that works.
Custom Domain Works on Vercel But Not Firebase (2026)
Same domain works fine when bound to Vercel, fails when you try Firebase Hosting. Why Firebase has stricter requirements and how to fix.
Is Vercel a good choice for content sites?
Vercel is famous for Next.js, but it is also excellent for Astro content sites. Use this vercel.json setup, image config, and bandwidth math to decide.
Common causes for "Vercel build failed" (and the fastest fixes)
Vercel build failures are usually one of six causes — Node version, env var, type error, dependency, OOM, or stale cache. Match the log, paste the fix.
Vercel content site go-live checklist (10 items)
A pre-launch checklist for content sites going live on Vercel in 2026 — covers Astro / Next.js settings, custom domain, env vars, sitemap, canonical, analytics, and rollback.
Adding a custom domain on Vercel (and what waits to break)
Point a custom domain at Vercel with the exact DNS records, dig + curl verification, and Cloudflare-in-front configuration that does not break SSL.
Deploying an Astro site on Vercel: the 10-minute path
Ship an Astro site on Vercel with the exact astro.config.mjs, vercel.json, CLI commands, and SSL verification — no detours.
Vercel Hobby vs Pro: when to upgrade
Vercel Hobby is free non-commercial; Pro is $20/seat/mo. Use this limits table, project audit script, and budget config to decide.
What is Vercel (and how it differs from Firebase Hosting)
Vercel is a framework-native platform — first-class for Next.js, Astro, SvelteKit. Get the mental model, sample vercel.json, and a 5-minute deploy.
Vercel 500 Errors — Common Causes
Site builds but 500s in production — usually serverless function, env vars, or edge runtime.
Vercel Deploy Stuck on "Building"
Build never finishes — typically OOM, dependency deadlock, or build timeout.
Deploying a Next.js Site on Vercel: The 10-Minute Path (2026)
Step-by-step 2026 guide to deploying Next.js on Vercel — auto-detection, environment variables, ISR, image optimization, and the App Router gotchas indie devs lose half a day to.
Vercel Build Failed: The 3 Places to Read in the Log
When a Vercel deploy goes red, the log already tells you what's broken — if you know where to look. Three key positions, plus the five most common failure modes.
Firebase Hosting vs Vercel: A Practical Indie-Dev Comparison
Both have generous free tiers and great DX. Here's how Firebase Hosting and Vercel differ on serverless, ecosystem, deployment, SEO, and pricing in 2026.